Table-cover fastening



Nov. 24 1925. mfiwfi C. M. SWANSON TABLE COVER FASTENING Filed Aug 29 1921 027i Mfiw??? Patented Nov. 24,' c t UNITED STATESNPATENTE OFFICE."H

To all whom it may'concern CARL M. SWANSON, F STBEATOR, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO. METAL STAHBINGS COR- PORA'L'ION, 0F STREATOR, ILLINOIS A CORPORATION 01 ILLINOIS.

TABLE-COVER FASTENING.

Be it known that I, CARL Ml SW-ANSON, a

a citizen of the United States, residing vat Streator, in the -county of La Salle and Stateof Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Table-Cover Fastenings, of which the following is a specification.

Myinvention relates to tables in which a covering of fabric or similar flexible material is stretched over the table top aild permanently secured in place and has referfor fastening the covering onto the table top.

s In maklngcertain classesof tables as for example card tables, it is customary to stretch a covering offabric or other material over the table top and fasten the edges downtothe marginal frame of the table. This is usually accomplished by tacking the edges of the fabric'to the marginal frame and then applying a molding of thin facing material over said edges to afford a neat finished appearance.

The objects of my invention are to provide .an improved methodand means for securing the edges of the table covering to the marginal frame of the table; to enable the covering to be secured in place more expeditiously than heretofore; to provide a method of fastening which serves at the same time to "draw, the covering smoothly over the surface of the table; to dispense with the necessity of applying a molding or facing strip to cover up the fastening along the edges of the table covering; to enable the -'covering to be easily removed and replaced; and in general to provide an effective concealed fastening which may be.v easily accomplished and at'a less expense than with fastenings heretofore used.

On the drawings: Fig. 1 shows a table having a covering appliedithereon inaccordance .with my in.

vention. v

Fig. 2, an enlarged'sectional viewof an edgepo'rtion of the table on. line 22 of Eigf 1 showing the covering ready to be fastened down in place, and l L Fig. 3, a similar view on the line of Figkl showingthe covering fastened down in place.

Beferrmggto the drawings the reference numeral 1 indicates as a whole'a table hav t the table. ence particularly to the method and means 3 t v I of greater width than the portion 5 at the z .the portion 5, which latter may Application filed August 2a; 1921. Serial Nb. 496,4?97.

able manner so that the groove 4 of each 1 strip re isters with the corresponding groove 0 each adjoinin strip and forms a continuous groove exten ing entirely around 7 the inner side of the groove 4 is preferably outer side of the groove and has the table top 8 secured thereon by'means of nails 9 or other suitable fastening 'meansi .iThe

table top 8 is preferably of a thin'material The portion 7 of each strip at such as beaver board or other. stiff, lightweight material and extends over the porthe-groove 4 and the ortion 7 's cut own so that the upper sur ace of the table top- 8 is substantially flush with the upper edge of as shown at 6 to form a bead extendin around the ed e of the table. 1

With the ta le thus formed a covering 10 of fabric or other material is laid over the table top 8 and is of'suitable size so that edge portions thereofproject over the edge strips 2 substantially as shown in Fig. 2. A cord 11 is thenlaid on the covering 10 over the groove 4 and ressed down by means of a thin roller or isc or other suitable t 1 into the bottom of the groove 4', thus forming afold 11 in the ed e of the covering, which is drawn'down by t e cord 11 into the grooved,

and concealed therein. The groove 4; is sufficiently narrow so that the cord. and fold 11 of the covering-are packed tightly in the groove so that the covering is securely re-- tained in place, and the operation of forcing the cord 11 down into the groove serves in addition to fastening the covering onto the table top, to draw the covering tightly over the tableto 8 and thus insures a smooth surface on t e table top when the fastening operation is completed.

I prefer to form each strip 2 of a single piece as shown and merely cut the cove 4 in the upper edge thereof althoug it is of several pieces laid side by side and cone rounded ma I -.obvious that the strips2 may be built up 75 tion 7 of'the side strips to theligner ed e of x Furthermore, I find it desirable to provide the strips 2 with a number of rivets 12 at suitably spaced intervals to reinforce the strip and avoid any possible danger of splitting when the cord 11 and edge of the table covering is pressed down into the groove. 4:.

lVith a table frame constructed as above described and the covering fastened down "in the manner indicated,the fastening means and loose edge of the covering is, by the single fastening operation,/substantially concealed and the necessity of applying a molding or facing strip thereby avoided. I urthermore, this method of fastening the covering onto the table frame renders it possible to remove and replace the covering without difficulty or without marring the table structure as it is only necessary to lift up one end of the cord 11 after which the entire cord 11 may be easily, pulled out of the groove, thereby releasing the covering and the new covering is applied by merely placing the cord 11 011 the new covering over the groove 4 and pressing same down in place.

While I have shown and described my invention in a preferred form 1am aware that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the principles of my invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a table top, the combination of a marginal frame comprising strips set up on edge and having integral top portions at the inner and outer sides thereof separated by a deep narrow groove and having the outer portion extending up to a higher elevation than the inner portion, a table top resting on and secured to the top of a filler interposed between the two portions ofthe fold.

2, In a table, the combination of a marginal frame comprising strips set up on edge and having a deep narrow groove in the upper edge, a table top secured on the marginal frame a flexible coverln on the table to I e g I havm a mar inal fold locked 1n the aforea 2-. said groove of the marginal frame by a filler interposed between the two portions of the fold, and reinforcing members extending transversely through the marginal frame below the groove.

3. A table comprising a' marginal frame having a marginal open topped groove in the top thereof, and a table topresting upon the frame at the inner side of the groove, the frame portion at the outer side of the groove rising above the frame portion at jhe inner side of the groove and constituting a finishing bead.

4. A table comprising a marginal frame having a marginal open topped groove in the top thereof, a table top resting upon the top of the framea-t' the inner side of the groove, and a flexible coi'er stretched over the table top and having its edges locked within the groove, the frame portion at the outer side of the groove rising above the frame portion at the inner side of the groove and constituting a. finishing bead.

CARL M. SWANSON. 

